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Men's Basketball Preview: Oregon vs Arizona State (2-4-23)

Written By: Griffin Bowes

THE OREGON DUCKS might be peaking at the right time. Despite losing the rematch with Arizona on Thursday, they have won 4 of their last 6 games. Two of those wins were by at least 15 points, with one of them being a 19-point domination of the aforementioned Wildcats. In their most recent win against Utah, the Ducks had a dominating defensive performance that resulted in a 68-56 win. They had 8 blocks to Utah’s one, and 30 defensive rebounds to the Utes’ 19. Oregon was also dominant in the paint, scoring 32 of their 68 points in that region.

HOWEVER, the question of whether or not they can sustain their recent success is one that must be asked, as the Ducks have been an up-and-down team for much of the season. Oregon has a handful of solid wins, but they have also suffered embarrassing losses, including the early-season blunder vs UC Irvine and the 27-point road loss to Colorado. This team has…

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WBB Recap | Ducks take disappointing loss to Colorado, despite hopeful comeback

Written story by Aidan Kent, audio story by Ryan Oppenheimer

Eugene, OR - Despite a strong defense showing, the Oregon Ducks (14-8) fails on the offensive end losing to The Colorado Buffaloes (17-5) 63-53 Friday night at Matthew Knight Arena. This is the first time Colorado has won at Matthew Knight Arena since 2014.

The Ducks starting off strong in the 1st quarter going pound for pound against Colorado Led by Endyia Rogers 7 points, which is where she would score half of her total points in the game. In the second, no Duck scored more than 2 points, while Aaronette Vonleh and Frida Formann would combine for more points than the entire ducks combined (11 points). In the third quarter, the Ducks would spark a comeback led by Grace VanSlooten, Endyia Rogers, and Taylor Hosendove. The Ducks would end the third quarter only two points behind (39-37). The Buffaloes would start the fourth quarter off hot and never look back. Outscoring the Ducks…

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WBB Recap | Ducks take disappointing loss to Colorado, despite hopeful comeback

Written story by Aidan Kent, audio story by Ryan Oppenheimer

Eugene, OR - Despite a strong defense showing, the Oregon Ducks (14-8) fails on the offensive end losing to The Colorado Buffaloes (17-5) 63-53 Friday night at Matthew Knight Arena. This is the first time Colorado has won at Matthew Knight Arena since 2014.

The Ducks starting off strong in the 1st quarter going pound for pound against Colorado Led by Endyia Rogers 7 points, which is where she would score half of her total points in the game. In the second, no Duck scored more than 2 points, while Aaronette Vonleh and Frida Formann would combine for more points than the entire ducks combined (11 points). In the third quarter, the Ducks would spark a comeback led by Grace VanSlooten, Endyia Rogers, and Taylor Hosendove. The Ducks would end the third quarter only two points behind (39-37). The Buffaloes would start the fourth quarter off hot and never look back. Outscoring the Ducks…

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Oregon returns home to play Colorado in must-win PAC-12 showdown

By: Ian Sutliff

Eugene, OR-- For the first time in nearly three weeks, the Oregon Ducks (14-7, 5-5) will play in Matthew Knight arena where they’ll take on the Colorado Buffaloes (16-5, 6-4). Currently both teams are projected as seven seeds for the NCAA tournament, meaning a resume win here for either team could easily bump both these squads up as we head into March.

Oregon:

The Ducks have been up and down the last few weeks as they’ve gone just 2-3 since their road trip to the Arizona schools. Now with two of the best teams in the conference coming into Eugene this weekend, Oregon must at least split this upcoming series if it wants to show any signs of being a real postseason threat. After a road split in northern California, the Ducks will need to shoot a lot better than they did against Stanford after going 25% from the field on Sunday. Grace VanSlooten was one big bright spot after going for 20 points in the loss and she will…

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QuackSmack Thursday: (2/2/23)

Hosted by: Knight Jarecki, Austin Ota and Dylan Farrell

Previewing MBB vs Arizona (6:00)

  • What did Oregon do right the first time vs Arizona
  • What to look for in tonight's match-up
  • What's the current stock of the team?

Oregon WBB has Monster Weekend vs Mountain Schools (6:15)

  • What's been causing the struggles for the Ducks?
  • How big of a weekend is this?
  • Is it more likely the Ducks win both games or lose both games?

Pac-12 Football Talk (6:30)

  • Ranking Pac-12 quarterbacks and stadiums

Director…

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Oregon MBB Preview: Ducks Look to Upset Arizona Once More, This Time in Tuscon

Written by: Jonah Bruneau

Eugene, OR-- The NCAA has entered the infamous crunch time of the season as we embark on the month of February, where the big dance picture starts to become more clear. 

As It Stands

In Oregon’s case, this version of crunch time is substantially crucial as at the moment, the Ducks find themselves not in the conversation to claim a tournament berth. Joe Lunardi, the long time popular College Basketball Analyst for ESPN, currently does not even have Oregon in his ‘first four out’ or ‘next four out’ in his well known “Bracketology”. Long story short, the Ducks have an uphill battle. Of course, Oregon being led by coach Dan Altman could potentially run the table in the PAC-12 tournament and earn a spot in the madness of March that way, but how much does a team really want to rely on that? If Oregon wants to be in a position to not have to pull off this difficult feat, it starts with Arizona on Thursday…

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Oregon MBB Preview: Ducks Look to Upset Arizona Once More, This Time in Tuscon

Written by: Jonah Bruneau

Eugene, OR-- The NCAA has entered the infamous crunch time of the season as we embark on the month of February, where the big dance picture starts to become more clear. 

As It Stands

In Oregon’s case, this version of crunch time is substantially crucial as at the moment, the Ducks find themselves not in the conversation to claim a tournament berth. Joe Lunardi, the long time popular College Basketball Analyst for ESPN, currently does not even have Oregon in his ‘first four out’ or ‘next four out’ in his well known “Bracketology”. Long story short, the Ducks have an uphill battle. Of course, Oregon being led by coach Dan Altman could potentially run the table in the PAC-12 tournament and earn a spot in the madness of March that way, but how much does a team really want to rely on that? If Oregon wants to be in a position to not have to pull off this difficult feat, it starts with Arizona on Thursday…

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QuackSmack Wednesday: (2/1/23)

Hosted by Austin Ota, Aiden Hess and Levi Profitt

Oregon Men’s Basketball Heads to the Desert for a Pivotal Weekend (6:00)

  • Previewing each of the upcoming teams
  • Who needs to step up most this weekend?
  • Oregon has won four of its last five. Is there any chance at the tourney?

GUEST: Jared Mack of Duck Territory

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QuackSmack: Tuesday (1/31/23)

Hosted by Knight Jarecki, Wilder Lewis and Logan Thompson

Oregon WBB Struggles vs Stanford (6:00)

  • Poor shooting vs the Cardinal. Is Stanford just that good?
  • Why is this team sputtering right now?
  • What can Oregon do to get back on track?

GUEST: Patrick McMahon, President of PitCrew (6:10)

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QuackSmack: Monday (1/30/23)

Hosts: Jakob Salao, Ben McGrath, Ben Schoenfield

Oregon MBB wins the series against Utah, beats Colorado

  • 75-69 victory against Colorado, 68-56 against Utah
  • The next 5 games are against teams tied or above Oregon in the standings. Can they sneak into the tournament?
  • Oregon travels down to Arizona to face off against a ranked Arizona opponent they've beaten before.

Oregon WBB lose to #3 Stanford on the road

  • 54-62 loss to Stanford but beat Cal 78-73
  • Season-low shooting %, how does Oregon bounce back?
  • The ducks are home this weekend to take on Colorado and Utah. Predictions…
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